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Buzz Osborne has got to be one of the most recognizable musicians of the last 30 years. With his perfect mushroom cloud of hair and formidable stature, heâ€™s a tough dude to miss. And even if you donâ€™t know his face, you know his music; as lead singer of iconic Northwest punk band the Melvins, Osborne has and continues to create throttling music, a sludgy amalgamation of metal and punk. Itâ€™s a sound that predated what mainstream music audiences would know as grunge and has influenced everyone from Green River, Soundgarden and Nirvana to modern metal bands like Mastodon. Over the years, Osborne has pushed the musical envelope with other projects like Venomous Concept and FantÃ´mas with Mike Patton.

A coat fans never thought Osborne would don is that of an acoustic guitar-toting troubadour. But as his recently released album This Machine Kills Artists illustrates, King Buzzo isnâ€™t taking the James Taylor approach to this new musical direction. This Machine has plenty of dark, jagged riffs, as if Osborne were using his guitar strings to slit throats, and his deep, murky bellow is even more commanding because thereâ€™s nothing covering it up. Itâ€™s stark and intense. Although veteran musicians putting out acoustic efforts is a well-worn tradition that can often yield disastrous results, the passionately unconventional Osborne has yet to bring anything boring or trite to the table. Iâ€™d say his newest experiment is a successful one.

Armed with nothing but his guitar, his songs and a wealth of stories from his punk rock past and present, fans can expect great things from Osborne on his acoustic tour.

As he stated in January: â€œIâ€™m looking forward to taking this show on the road! Solo acoustic is something Iâ€™d never thought Iâ€™d be doing. Maybe thatâ€™s why this will work!â€

Watch Buzz Osborne perform at Grumpys on June 27th and pick up his new record This Machine Kills Artists, now out on Ipecac Recordings.